I like Mitchell, a lot. I think his speed and defense is a great fit for what we do, and I think he’s going to give us more power than what we’ve seen so far this year.
If he could get that K rate down to the 25-27% range, I think he could be an All-Star level player. As it is, if he stays heathy and plays a full season, I still think he’ll be a 2.5-3 WAR type player.
I think it’s fair to point out that if you can’t get your K rate to a manageable level, it can derail a career quickly like it did for Keon Broxton and Keston Hiura, who were very good at other things but just couldn’t get their K rates under control.
Mike Cameron is a good comp but he was 24.1% for his career. If Garrett could get to that he’d be an amazing player and I’d love to see it.